. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. Courtesy of S. A. Lottndgc NEST AND EGGS OF WOOD PEWEE T Drawing by R. I. Brasher WOOD PEWEE (1 nat. size) Often the bird seems to be .saying, " Dear me! " in a tone which is plaintive and resigned rather than petulant or impatient. Again the syllables are pcc-a-zvce, the first and second slurred and descending; the third of a somewhat higher pitch and more accented, the phrase having distinctly a questioning inflection. About the middle of -August the call is likely to be reduced to two syllables, uttered with a falling inflection and str
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. Courtesy of S. A. Lottndgc NEST AND EGGS OF WOOD PEWEE T Drawing by R. I. Brasher WOOD PEWEE (1 nat. size) Often the bird seems to be .saying, " Dear me! " in a tone which is plaintive and resigned rather than petulant or impatient. Again the syllables are pcc-a-zvce, the first and second slurred and descending; the third of a somewhat higher pitch and more accented, the phrase having distinctly a questioning inflection. About the middle of -August the call is likely to be reduced to two syllables, uttered with a falling inflection and strongly slurred. Always the tone is finer and sweeter than is that of the Phoebe, and the bird itself is much more retiring and timid. Its natural habitat is the deep woods (though it is often found in shade trees near houses), where its half-mournful, half-pensive little plaint seems to be part of the silence, and may be heard throughout the daylight hours. Between sunset and darkness the bird often delivers a sort of twittering song of some length and variety of notes, uttered while it is flitting about in ap- parent excitement the cause of which is not evident. The Pewee is an industrious flycatcher and follows its craft much after the manner of the Phd'be, that is, by making frequent sallies after passing insects, and tisually returning to the same perch. That it is not above taking insects which are not on the wing, is shown by its fluttering pauses above a twig or branch from which it evidently snaps up a bug of some kind, and its not infrequent plunges into the grass, apparently for the same purpose. Like all of the Flycatchers its motions are very swift and certain, as well as graceful; it seems never to miss its prey. It does not flirt its tail as does the Phoebe, from. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the
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